$61 billion payoff from Eagle Ford

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METRO --Welder Shawn Stelly, 26, left, of Lafyette, LA., watches as welder assistants, Amy Brown, 31, center, and Josh Peltcher, 27, practice on a pipe at Tips Park in Three Rivers, Texas, Monday, March 26, 2012. The two are hoping to move up to welder status and increase their pay. The city runs the park and it is filled with oilfield related workers. Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-News

METRO --Welder Shawn Stelly, 26, left, of Lafyette, LA., watches as welder assistants, Amy Brown, 31, center, and Josh Peltcher, 27, practice on a pipe at Tips Park in Three Rivers, Texas, Monday, March 26, 2012. The two are hoping to move up to welder status and increase their pay. The city runs the park and it is filled with oilfield related workers. Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-News